Sri Alavandhaar's SthOthra Rathnam- verse 8- I am His servant [sEshan] and praising Him to the best of my abilities is my duty!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Whatever level it reaches in my praise, let it. Even

if not fully, to whatever extent as possible, let it

continue. The last 7 slokas were not addressed to the

Lord straight. Now it starts. The Lord sees that

Alavandhar is not giving up. I am not ashamed. I will

continue with my praise. Why? Even Brahma, Rudra did

not feel shy and ashamed though they could not even

reach a fraction of a drop of your ocean of glories.

Vedas may laugh at those praises. But it does not

matter. Whatever extent it is possible, it should be

continued. Thus Alavandhar continues.

 

yadvaa sramaavadhi yathaa mathi vaapya shaktha:

sthowmyEva mEva khalu tEpi sadhAsthuvantha:

vEdhA: chathurmukha mukhAscha mahaarNavaantha:

kOmajjathOr aNukulaachalayOr visEsha: [8]

 

or even if powerless (to praise), I, until I get

tired, or as far as I am able [with my level of

intellect, jnAnam], praise. The Vedas which never ever

stop praising Him; the chathumukha, Rudra and others

[below those Vedas]; also praise only in similar

fashion. Don’t they? [based on what they understand to

their intellect or until they get tired]. In this

deep, vast ocean [of glories], how does it matter, if

the objects immersed are the huge mountain or a small

atom? Both are submerged.

 

Until I get tired let me praise. After two days, if he

stops… the Lord may ask: You are not tired. And why

did you stop?.. So Alavandhar says: until I get tired

and /or to the best of my intellect, jnAnam, I will

praise. If he knows, he may stop due to being tired;

if he is still able, he may not have jnAnam to

continue.

 

What Alavandhar! You had mentioned that you are

unashamed as you can not utter the praise mentioning

my glories fully and you would still continue. That

itself is praise. That’s why Alavdnahr uses the word

sthowmi.. (in present tense) and not sthOshyaami

(future tesne) as he has already started praising.

 

Vedas always praise. Hence it may apply. But Brahma,

Rudras do not do always. However as far as possible,

they do. Here in this verse, Alavandhar touches upon

only BrahmA, as he is the father of Rudra. And hence

even if BrahmA can not, it is obvious other will not

be able to. Thus even if they utter praise, they do

not reach the ultimate. Only if one thinks that he

utter the praise fully, that is wrong; but NOT the

very praise itself. Even if small and minutest praise,

it still is great and is required. Thus, whether it is

mountain praise, or atomic size praise, all get

immersed in the ocean of His glories and hence get

submerged.

 

If they are submerged, why should one praise at all?

Alavandhar asks: why did BrahmA, Sivan praise? It is

the duty of sEshan [servants] to praise the Master

[sEshi] to seek His dayA, grace and blessings; to seek

His pleasure; to praise Him with preethi [love], with

devotion; to praise Him with manas, vaak and kaayam

[word, thought and action]. Seshan [servants] are

blessed to be recipient of [sEshi] His grace by

praising Him with such manO vaak kaayam obeisance and

praise. Thus, even praising is the blessings from Him

to do so; and hence I start to praise.

 

Alavandhar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

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